In January-July 2025, Ukraine’s gasoline consumption increased by 5.6% compared to the same period last year. Meanwhile, the consumption of diesel fuel reduced by 11%, and liquefied petroleum gas – by 10%.
In the area of Lyptsi, Kharkiv region, Russian troops have intensified their actions, but failed to advance — they were stopped. Lyptsi remains under the control of Ukraine's Defense Forces.
In the Donetsk region, Russian forces carried out several airstrikes on the city of Kostiantynivka, leaving civilians injured. One person may be trapped under the rubble of a building.
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has said that his government will consider Tokyo's possible participation in providing security guarantees for Ukraine.
French President Emmanuel Macron has said the next two weeks will be "critical" for defining security guarantees for Ukraine following high-stakes peace talks on Monday.
Specific points of future security guarantees, which should become a real mechanism for deterring Russia, are being developed at the level of national security advisors of Ukraine and partner countries.
In September 2025, the first meeting of the Board of the U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund will take place, where Ukraine is planning to present its first investment projects to the American side.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal has announced the launch of an online platform designed to centralize information and services for domestic arms and military equipment manufacturers.
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) has published on the War & Sanctions portal data on 42 vessels belonging to Russia's shadow fleet, a floating storage unit used by Lukoil, and ships involved in stealing Ukrainian grain and coal from temporarily occupied territories.
Italy supports U.S. efforts toward peace, remains on Ukraine’s side, and advocates for providing security guarantees to Ukraine modeled on NATO’s Article 5 principle.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the main topics of his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump were security guarantees for Ukraine, as well as the return of prisoners of war and abducted children.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressed hope that today's meeting in Washington would result in “a historic step” toward ensuring the security of Ukraine and Europe as a whole.
Ahead of the expanded meeting with the participation of European leaders at the White House, President Volodymyr Zelensky described his bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump as the best one they’ve had.